Webelos Scouts that earn the Weather Belt Loop while a
Webelos Scout
also satisfy requirement 13 for the
Scientist Activity Badge.

Requirements

Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts may complete requirements in a
family, den, pack, school, or community environment. Tiger Cubs must work with
their parents or adult partners. Parents and partners do not earn loops or pins.

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

Make a poster that shows and explains the water cycle.

Set up a simple weather station to record rainfall, temperature, air
pressure, or evaporation for one week.

Watch the weather forecast on a local television station.

Academics
Pin

Earn the
Weather belt loop, and
complete
five of the following
requirements:

Define the following terms: weather, humidity, precipitation,
temperature, and wind.

Explain how clouds are made. Describe the different kinds of clouds
- stratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, and cirrus - and
what kind of weather can be associated with these cloud types.

Describe the climate in your state. Compare its climate with that
in another state.

Describe a potentially dangerous weather condition in your community.
Discuss safety precautions and procedures for dealing with this condition.

Define what is meant by acid rain. Explain the greenhouse
effect.

Talk to a meteorologist about his or her job. Learn about careers
in meteorology.

Make a weather map of your state or country, using several weather
symbols.

Explain the differences between tornadoes and hurricanes.

Make a simple weather vane. Make a list of other weather instruments
and describe what they do.

Explain how weather can affect agriculture and the growing of food.

Make a report to your den or family on a book about weather.

Explain how rainbows are formed and then draw and color a rainbow.

Blanks in this worksheets table appear when we
do not have a worksheet for the loop and pin that includes these requirements.

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